Current-collector support



Dec. 3%), 1936. E. D MOORE ET AL 1,786,718

CURRENT COLLECTOR SUPPORT Filed June 10, 1929 fia. J; F35

I I Invnior 40 EDGAR D. M0025 leetor and wire, and therefor Patented nee. so, 1930 Wales] or MA SFIELD; onto, nssienons'ro THE OHIO, i ooero ui'rioiv or NEW JERSEY oonnnn'r-co anncron SUPPORT Applicationfiled June 10, 1929. Serial No. 369,553.

Our invention relates to 'eurrentcollector supports used in connection with moving veholes and is adapted to, be interposed be-' tween the current collector and trolley pole.

The object of our invention is to provide means permitting the enrrent collectorto haves limited relative movement with respect to the trolley pole and independently thereofin anytrensverse direction relative to the exisof the pole, and to also haven limited yielding about the axis of the pole and relative to thepole end to prevent a direct engegementbetween the support for-the current collector end the trolley pole.

Another objectof onr invention is to prevent the travel 0 sound waves from the c0llector into the'pole and thence to the car The relative movement of the collector withrespect to the pole tends to reduce meterielly the dewirement of the current collector, as thersaidindependent movement permits the pole to :move withoi t forcing t e current collector oil the wire. ir invention is intended for the up per end .oit'ilie poleend the weight otthe smneis small compared to the weight of the trolley pole, and ti our device are yieldingly e ineeted together, therefore the eliectot-the tong spri gs controlling the trolley pole at its base, is not transmitted fully to the current collector, with theresnlt that the Current collector ineinteinscontect wi h. the trolley wire to a fair greater degree, thereby reducing arcing between the wire and the collector, which redticesthe pitting or roughing oi the cole maintains these parts in better working condition with re cliiced wear npon the collecte ind wire.

it so, thetension'ot the spring at the has e of 3 lie pole can be meterislly rednee-d, thus reducing stress, wear and tear.

i 7' .tionresidesinthe new aiid novel f bf tion end relation of the hereindesc i o Pe cemp enyins ce es gtlie' drawiiu v c Fig l is a side view in partial section ot one form of our invention, i eiliview t th risht f F s- 11 ports of d and shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are side, end and interior views respectively of one of-the resilient members which we use. i

Fig. 6 is a side view in partial section of another form of our invention involving the same principles, objects and results. as that shown in Fig.

Fig-,7 is an end View of Fig. 6..

Fig. 8 is a sectional view on Fig. 6.

line 8*8 Fig. 9 15 an assembly of the device shown in Fig. l with a pole and cnrrent collector.

in the form shown in Fig; l, we use eso f member 1 which has a reduced portion 2 which may be adapted to. fit into or to re,

ceive therein the endoi the 'trolleypole and seciired thereto byfpins psssii through the transverseholes The me'mberl 1s pret e' y made of imi whi h g ve a l ht construction and theretore provides a peg, sage d to receive thetrolley pole A. The

socketineinber l is also provided with an elongated enlarged portion 5 which is hollow. The recesse sin the parts 2 and 5 may be separated a transverse partition.

The device is also'provided with on attaching member 6 which is preferably formed of tubing, thereby providing laipassege 7 therethrongh; The member 5 may be ang d o e hi rec ve in t sage 7'the end of the support B for the current collector, or the member 6 may be orrangedto slip into socket in the collector support, and in either case secured thereto by pins passing through the transverse openings 8. l r The member 6 is adapted to be inserted within the enlarged pert o and'spgiced therefrom, end interposed between the edjecei t snrfeces is ,zin elastic, resilient or "yielding member Send 9 made preferably of rnbber but which may g ls'obe made of fabricated f ng- Th pee si ma imme 1 diiplicete halves f nd when together form a complete tnbuler biishinglwith in yv i ie'ie iee L me a lly y l -b 1Q;ea f e i sei e '1 through which pass the rivets l2jto e ssist in holding the parts in assembled relation with i e mee s I ee dfi l der normal conditions; that is, when the collcctor is off the trolley wire or if engaging the trolley wire, the spring pressure raising the trolley pole is not srm' icient to force the members 1 and 6 together. Under normal operating conditions the members 1 and 6 should be out of direct cn agement and, therefore, in order to conduct the current on the member 6 to the member 1, we employ a jumper 13 composed. of woven or braided copper wires and secured to the parts by means of the rivets or screws 1%, or ii soldering or welding.

as copper is a poor conductor ol sound vibrations and since the wires composing the member 13 intermesh in all directions, the member 13 will not conduct sound waves, but it will conduct the current.

The yielding bosses 10 are interlocked with the member 6 through the openings 15 in the wall of the member 6 and the rivets 12 tend to stiffen the bosses 10 and at the same time prevent a total separation of the parts 2 and 6 should such a condition be liable.

- The rivets 12, it is quite apparent, may be done away with and the interlock between the member 6 and the members 9 and 9 be made by the bosses 10 projecting into the holes 15.

The'outer end of the portion 5 may be bent inwardly and form the flange 16, if desired, and will tend to more nearly harmonize the two ends of the portion 5' in appearance, and if the rivets 12 are eliminated, then the inserts 9 and 9 will be held in position with respect to the part 5 by means of its flange 16 and the bight 17.

lVith respect to 1, it will be noted that the rivets 12may be eliminated so far as holding the parts in predetermined relation under normal conditions is concerned, and that the mechanical interlock between the member 6 and the members 9 and 9 hold these parts in proper relation, and the interlock between the member 1 and the parts 9 and 9 hold these parts in proper relation. Therefore, the parts 1 and 6 are held in their proper predetermined relation through the medium of the interposed resilient or elastic sleeve formed of the parts 9 and 9.

The parts 9 and 9 may be made in a unit and split along one side, and since the material is yielding and elastic, the part can be spread sufficiently to receive the member 6 and permit the lugs 10 to interlock with the member 6. Also the members 9 and 9 may be made larger than just sufficient to fill the space between the parts 5 and 6 and pressed into position under compression.

It willalso be apparent that our device can be disassembled if desired and certain of the parts used over in case of repairs. Also it will be apparent that with the present state of. the rubber art, that the sleeveconiposed of the parts 9 and 9 may be molded as a single sleeve directly upon the m mber 6, thus making the member 6 and the interposed sleeve a unitary device, which in turn may be inserted into the enlarged part 5 and held in that position by means or the riv ,cs 12 or by the flange 16 which forms a part oi? the enlarged portion 5, or by both, or by the expanding pressure oi? the sleeve 99 against the inner wall of the part 3.

i The member 13 is looped so that it offers no part in maintaining the members 1 an d (3 in their predetermined relation.

in the form shown in Fig. 6 we employ two members 30 and31, which may either be hollow to receive therein or slip into the end of the trolley pole and collector support. or made solid to slip into the trolley pole and collector support and held. in p ion by means .1 rivets passing; through the transverse holes The members 30 and 31 have an aligned relation with a common axis and they are spaced apart to prevent any cirect contact so as to prevent sound vibrations passing from one to the other. This necessitates the use of a jumper member composed of braided or woven copper wires and secured to the parts 30 and'31 by means of the screws 34, or other approved means.

The members 30 and 31 are provided with oppositely disposed openings 35 in the walls thereof to receive the bosses 36 which form an integral part of the rubber sleeves 37. hen applied to the members 30 and 31, the members 37 form an enclosing resilient, elastic, yielding sleeve and to further assure the parts 30 and 31 being maintained in a separate relation, a transverse partition or web 38 is formed as a separate or integral'part of the sleeve member 37.

In order to hold the parts thus far describedin preterminod relation, an external sleeve or clamp 39 is used which has spaced wings with oppositely disposed holes 41 through which pass the screw headed bolts 42, by means of which the clamp 39 may be drawn tightly upon the sleeve portion 37, and the sleeve- 37-37 brought into strong compressive relation with the parts 30., 31 and 39. In order to maintain an interlock between the rubber sleeve and the clamp 39, the members 37 forming the sleeve have a wide groove 1-3 in their outer surface.

T he ends 4% of the sleeve are rounded not only for the rake of appearance, but to offer less obstruction to the device sliding along a span wire it the trolley pole should leave the trolley wire. and for that reason the wings 4-0 are positioned on the lower side of the device when assembled to the pole.

Rivets 45 may be used if desired to further lock the parts together and as an emergency feature; they are not necessary however and do not electrically connect the parts 30 and 31. i

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member 33 is shown as embedded e at; its;

trolley pole and a current collector in predetermined relation comprising two rigid members held in spaced, insulated and yielding relation, a resilient member interposed between the rigid members having integrally formed yielding means interlocked with means on one of the rigid members to hold the members against further separation.

spectively, a member of resilient material interposed between the spaced parts and t1&11S"G1S6ly disposed means interlocked with one of the parts to hold the parts together withoutelectrically connecting the parts.

13. In a device of the class described, the combination of a pair of metal members spaced apart, one member arranged to support a current collector and the other member arranged to receive a trolley pole, a body of resilient insulating material having a portion engaging the two members to hold them in spaced relation and another portion having an exposed'surface and extending along the surface of one member to decrease the surface leakage between the members.

'14. An insulating joint to connect a current collector and a pole comprising, a part to coimect to the pole, a part to support the collector the parts having holding surfaces and a yieldable rubber body having a portion to connect the parts mechanically and hold them in separated relation and extending along the holding surfaces, one part having an end located adj acent the other part and the yieldable body having another portion interposed between the said end and the said adjacent part and forming with the aforesaid portion an enclosure for the said one part.

15. The combination with a trolley pole and current collector of a connecting device comprising rigid members extending in the same direction and having a common axis and also having spaced surfaces extending in the same direction and which surfaces en gage a tubular body of elastic material to yieldingly hold the members separated and in alinement and auxiliary means extending in the direct-ion of the said axis and arranged to grip the tubular body and overlapping the surfaces of the rigid members but spaced therefrom. I

16. A connecting device for holding a trolley pole and current collecting device in predetermined relation comprising two rigid members for attachment to the pole and to support the collecting device respectively and having a common axis and surfaces extending parallel to the axis, a body of resilient material engaging the surfaces and holding the members in spaced relation and adjustable means to bring the body into varying degrees of engagement with the said surfaces.

17. A connecting device for holding a trolley pole and current collecting device in predetermined relation comprising two rigid members for attachment to the pole and to support the collecting device respectively, and having a common axis and surfaces extending substantially parallel to the axis, a body of resilient and yieldable material engaging the surfaces and holding the members in spaced relation, clamping means to clamp the body and transversely disposed auxiliary means to lock the clamping means to the body to hold them against separation in an axial direction. 7

18. A device for securing a trolley pole and a current collector together comprising a pair of rigid, alined and spaced members, one to 'be attached to the pole and the other to be attach-ed to the collector, a body of elastic material engaging the outer surfaces of the members and interlocked therewith, and a rigid member encircling the elastic body.

19; A trolley device comprising a pair of co-opera-ting parts out of direct electrical contactwith one another, an interposed member of resilient material arranged between the parts and holding the parts together and a clamping member to engage the outer surface of the resilient member to force the resilient member and said parts into closer relation.

In testimony whereof we ailix our signa-.

tures.

EDGAR D. MOORE. FRED R. DIPPM XN. 

